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the postal service could go bankrupt and hurricane sandy relief could be stalled. so what needs to happen for congress to wake up? "outfront" tonight -- welcome. >> first for you, the fiscal cliff, the world's most predictable political problem. this is the cover of "the washington post" the day after the election saying time to deal with the debt. everybody knows it. that was the whole idea, right? this was the big plan. election year is too divisive to get anything done. just kick the lame duck. so what happened? why can't congress find a way to work together, even with a gun at their head? >> because they don't get along. i think it may have been naive of some of us to think that the election was going to be the magic formula and they would play well in the sand box after the election. what's it going to take? i think it's going to take for us to go off the cliff and the american public demanding action. i think we're going to see that over and over again. it's going to be the american public demanding action on gun control. it's going to be the american public
the postal service could go bankrupt and hurricane sandy relief could be stalled. so what needs to happen for congress to wake up? "outfront" tonight -- welcome. >> first for you, the fiscal cliff, the world's most predictable political problem. this is the cover of "the washington post" the day after the election saying time to deal with the debt. everybody knows it. that was the whole idea, right? this was the big plan. election year is too divisive to get anything...
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>> the city of newtown, connecticut, has received so many gifts since the december 14th shooting at sandy hook elementary that a local official has asked people to stop sending items like teddy bears and blankets, because postal workers can't handle the volume. officials say they should donate the items to needy children and families in their own community instead. >>> another sign that people are truly worried about the fiscal cliff. an index that tracking consumer confidence fell more than expected in december, to 65.1. now, that's down from 71.5 reading in november, and well below the estimate of 70. barclay's economist deen mackey tells us, consumers, quote, recognize they face a large, potential drop in income if no agreement on the fiscal cliff is regioned soon. let's hope washington is listening. >>> environmental protection agency administrator lisa jackson has announced that she will step down from her post after the president's state of the union address in february. in a statement, jackson says she's leaving the epa, quote, confident the ship is sailing in the right direction.
>> the city of newtown, connecticut, has received so many gifts since the december 14th shooting at sandy hook elementary that a local official has asked people to stop sending items like teddy bears and blankets, because postal workers can't handle the volume. officials say they should donate the items to needy children and families in their own community instead. >>> another sign that people are truly worried about the fiscal cliff. an index that tracking consumer confidence...
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she's a first grade teacher at sandy hook elementary school. tonight she is being called a hero because she saved some of the students when the gunfire began to erupt. earlier, she spoke with abc's "world news tonight." >> i put one of my students on top of the toilet. i knew we had to get in there. i was telling them, it's going to be okay, you're going to be all right. i had pulled a bookshelf before i closed the door in front of it so it was completely -- we were completely barricaded in, i turned the lights off. >> did you tell them to be quiet? >> oh, yes, i told them to be quiet. i told them we had to be absolutely quiet. because i was so afraid if he did come in, he would hear us, maybe he would start shooting the door. i said, we have to be absolutely quiet. i said, there are bad guys out there now, we have to wait for the good guys. >> the emotion is so palpable. with every story that begins to emerge from what happened, one of the stories that emerged was that the teachers told the children as this calamity was unfolding not to worry,
she's a first grade teacher at sandy hook elementary school. tonight she is being called a hero because she saved some of the students when the gunfire began to erupt. earlier, she spoke with abc's "world news tonight." >> i put one of my students on top of the toilet. i knew we had to get in there. i was telling them, it's going to be okay, you're going to be all right. i had pulled a bookshelf before i closed the door in front of it so it was completely -- we were completely...
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experts we spoke to said sandy had a significant impact on the numbers. >>> and new problems for susan rice. this is different than what you think i'm about to say. after weeks of criticism from republicans, she now faces scrutiny over her personal investments. stock holdings listed in her financial disclosure report raise a potential conflict of interest if she were to become a top diplomat. a conflict of interest, it's something democrats don't like. mary snow is "outfront." >> reporter: the latest controversy surrounding ambassador susan rice involves a major investment in the company that wants to build the controversial keystone xl pipeline. rice holds between $300,000 and $600,000 worth of stock in transcana transcanada. the keystone pipeline would contact the tar sands oil development this canada to the u.s. gulf coast and if rice becomes secretary of state, any decision on it would fall under her jurisdiction. >> we need for the next secretary of state to be completely unburdened of any interest that could present a conflict or the appearance of a conflict. >> bob deans of the
experts we spoke to said sandy had a significant impact on the numbers. >>> and new problems for susan rice. this is different than what you think i'm about to say. after weeks of criticism from republicans, she now faces scrutiny over her personal investments. stock holdings listed in her financial disclosure report raise a potential conflict of interest if she were to become a top diplomat. a conflict of interest, it's something democrats don't like. mary snow is...
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sandy hook principal dawn hochsprung was one of them. our next guest has lived in this community for almost 20 years. all three of her children attended sandy hook elementary, and she became friends with many of the teacher there's, including dawn hock strung. miranda is here tonight to remember. thank you so much. i know three children. one of your children has friends who have lost siblings? >> yes. >> let me ask you about dawn. you knew her well. you worked with her for a while. >> i didn't know her well. i worked with her because i was very active as mom in the school. yes, my youngest daughter, when she was there, dawn was there at the same time. yeah, dawn was an unusual principal. she didn't have that formality that a lot of, you know, administrators might have. she had this radiant smile. she was always about fun and warmth. and, you know, you kind of felt like you could just give her a hug as soon as you met her. she had a rare quality. >> how do you -- how do you feel, and how does this town feel, just being here? it is a pictu
sandy hook principal dawn hochsprung was one of them. our next guest has lived in this community for almost 20 years. all three of her children attended sandy hook elementary, and she became friends with many of the teacher there's, including dawn hock strung. miranda is here tonight to remember. thank you so much. i know three children. one of your children has friends who have lost siblings? >> yes. >> let me ask you about dawn. you knew her well. you worked with her for a while....
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i came down to the center of sandy hook here when the media was here, and i kept bumping into friends and friends of friends and we would hold each other and embrace each other and come can together and that feels like quite all right now and when i came here tonight, i didn't see anybody i knew, and we really feel that the nation feels our pain and wants to reach out and wants to be here with us, and that means a great deal. on the other hand, it is hard to not be able to get to drive around your own town when really what we need is to be together. >> miranda, thank you so much. we appreciate you taking the time to share with us. >> thank you. >> up next, a town forever changed. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. shareable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. hurry in for a droid incredible 4g lte by htc for $49.99. you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. advil pm® or t
i came down to the center of sandy hook here when the media was here, and i kept bumping into friends and friends of friends and we would hold each other and embrace each other and come can together and that feels like quite all right now and when i came here tonight, i didn't see anybody i knew, and we really feel that the nation feels our pain and wants to reach out and wants to be here with us, and that means a great deal. on the other hand, it is hard to not be able to get to drive around...
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i came down to the center of sandy hook here when the media was here, and i kept bumping into friends and friends of friends and we would hold each other and embrace each other and come can together and that feels like quite all right now and when i came here tonight, i didn't see anybody i knew, and we really feel that the nation feels our pain and wants to reach out and wants to be here with us, and that means a great deal. on the other hand, it is hard to not be able to get to drive around your own town when really what we need is to be together. >> miranda, thank you so much. we appreciate you taking the time to share with us. >> thank you. >> up next, a town forever changed. and actually like somet. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends t
i came down to the center of sandy hook here when the media was here, and i kept bumping into friends and friends of friends and we would hold each other and embrace each other and come can together and that feels like quite all right now and when i came here tonight, i didn't see anybody i knew, and we really feel that the nation feels our pain and wants to reach out and wants to be here with us, and that means a great deal. on the other hand, it is hard to not be able to get to drive around...
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senate. >>> it has been two months since hurricane sandy hit the northeast. but the relief bill is still stalled in the u.s. senate. that's called adding insult the injury. the superstorm damaged or destroyed 350,000 homes and knocked out power to 18 million people in 1 states and killed 132 merges. private citizens and businesses did that part to the tune of $300 million but that's not nearly enough. the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut need nearly $80 billion in aid. that means the federal government. the president has called for a $60 billion recovery package and democrats have done just that but there is one problem, pork and a lot of it. is it larded up with a lot of non-sandy costs including $150 million for fisheries in alaska and $41 million for military bases including guantanamo bay and you can't get much further from the jersey shore. republicans refused the package and proposed a $24 billion alternative. it cuts $13 billion set aside to protect against future disasters. the solution should be simple, cut the pork and keep the reli
senate. >>> it has been two months since hurricane sandy hit the northeast. but the relief bill is still stalled in the u.s. senate. that's called adding insult the injury. the superstorm damaged or destroyed 350,000 homes and knocked out power to 18 million people in 1 states and killed 132 merges. private citizens and businesses did that part to the tune of $300 million but that's not nearly enough. the governors of new york, new jersey and connecticut need nearly $80 billion in aid....
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look, people in the country have seen him responding to hurricane sandy, working around the clock, and he's done by all accounts an exemplary job. that's what matters. that's the key criteria. >> you're right. >> but will some people take it as a style point? sure. but it's not the real substance. >> way outside the style of all of this. there is facts behind this. the national institutes of health say if you're about 5'11" and weigh 215 pounds, you're considered obese. and the risks that are scientifically associated with being obese are severe. i mean, blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, certain cancers. that's unavoidable, those are realities. and that, by the way, are just at obese. there are other statistics for being even heavier than that, and chris christie's never said how heavy he is, but isn't that a concern for the leader of the free world to be at risk for this many more diseases than the average guy? >> it's a concern, but the american people would have to take that into account. and if he decides to run for president, you'll probably see an a
look, people in the country have seen him responding to hurricane sandy, working around the clock, and he's done by all accounts an exemplary job. that's what matters. that's the key criteria. >> you're right. >> but will some people take it as a style point? sure. but it's not the real substance. >> way outside the style of all of this. there is facts behind this. the national institutes of health say if you're about 5'11" and weigh 215 pounds, you're considered obese....
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chuck schumer whose own home state of new york was hit hard by sandy, pointed out the irony of the request. it doesn't come at an oper tune time. will christie's move hurt his party or not? good to see both of you. let me ask you because i don't know you spoke early on about how well you thought you thought chris christie handled this storm, politically and every other way and now asking for federal funding and republicans trying to cut spending. is he hurting his own party in. >> i think whether you're a republican or democratic governor, you want to secure money from people who are not your own taxpayers but federal taxpayers. that's just a classic move. now, is he -- >> human nature, i guess. >> it sure is. is it undermining republicans in congress? it probably is. but frankly he's looking out for his own political future and really the only option. new jersey is in a very tight fiscal situation. partly because they have a balanced budget requirement. this is had a huge impact on the state economy. frankly, i think you see more situatictuations in which the governors are pitted against
chuck schumer whose own home state of new york was hit hard by sandy, pointed out the irony of the request. it doesn't come at an oper tune time. will christie's move hurt his party or not? good to see both of you. let me ask you because i don't know you spoke early on about how well you thought you thought chris christie handled this storm, politically and every other way and now asking for federal funding and republicans trying to cut spending. is he hurting his own party in. >> i think...